Gaye Chan

Eating in Public Website
Eating in Public (Ordering)Turn the Gays (gaze) Around

You've heard on snakes on a plane...

Seriously, this is a really gorgeous photo. This photographer has lots of other amazing photos on his (?) Flickr page.
Sanj_B on Flickr

William Blake

I just read on the BBC that there will be an exhibit of William Blake's work in London.

Susan Atlee Walker

his women makes gorgeous miniature ceramic masks to be used by doll makers and bed workers. I was introduced to this artist through Larkin Van Horn's newsletter.

MJ Mourak &The Mysterious Dutch Light

An artist I found while browsing Flickr.

MJ Mourak on Flikr

The Mysteroius Dutch Light (Website)

Maija Fiebig

A really terrific artist...I'll keep looking for some photos to post!

Harnessing a spectrum of rich color and filter-through depth, systematic repetition of single forms lay the foundation for her creations as images and patterns are successfully married in luscious, three-dimensional depth.
"My idea was to morph and alter patterns from their original state into something new while using the original pattern as ground to work from" explains Fiebig. The artist also utilizes a vision she had three years ago "to create work that resembles an exquisitely beaded gown encapsulated under layers of ice".
To create this effect, deconstructed garments and altered textiles are submerged into a thick resin, which is carefully smoothed and dried. Paint is then added to the newly formed aquatic-like surface, forming images that compliment the existing patterns in shape and form. The result is a myriad of accomplished works unique to Fiebig.
Maija Fiebig's traditional arsenal of creative ingredients seems almost endless. Oils, canvas, wood, fabric, glue, sugar, resins, office labels, even cake crystals come together rendering radiant tones and textures. In current endeavors however, the Seattle resident finds herself moving in new directions relying on canvas and paint almost exclusively while achieving the same depth as her works of the last three years.
In the time spent since earning her B.A from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Fiebig has been busy. Her enviable resume reveals nine exhibitions at challenging galleries in Seattle, Bellingham and Portland. In addition, her work has been featured on the cover of the Portland Mercury (July 2003) and within the pages of the Seattle Weekly and Tablet Newspaper.

http://www.maijafiebig.com/

Deborah Campbell

http://stu.wccnet.org/~cjl105/campbell/index.htm
http://fiberartsnetwork.org

Ron Issacs

I found this artist in an ad in Art in America October 2008. His show Trompe L'Oeil Painted Constructions is on display at the Robert Kidd Gallery. According to thier website these are acrylic paint on birch wood constructions.

http://robertkiddgallery.com

Bunnies!

http://www.bunnylicious.org/

Felieke Van Der Leest

http://www.feliekevanderleest.com"

Kim Parkhurst

An amazing artist I happened across on Flikr, she works both in 2D and 3D which the greatest of ease. Her plush sculptures are so eloquently rendered, stitched with such intention <3
Visit her website at : http://www.flickr.com/people/kimhotep/

Pomegranates, Starlings, and Japanese Beetles

Popillia japonica (Japanese Beetle or Jitterbug)

Sturnus vulgaris (European Starling or Poor Man's Myna)

The name "pomegranate" derives from Latin pomum ("apple") and granatus ("seeded"). - Wikipedia Accessed 9/06/08
Reference for a new piece...

Mark Ryden

I really enjoy Mark Ryden's color palette. The color is very neutral, but not muddy.
I was hoping to see one of his paintings in person at the Roq La Rue 10th Anniversary show, but unfortunately only a small drawing of his was included. I also just learned that he had a solo exhibit at the Frye in 2003 or 2004 - I imagine it was incredible!


http://www.markryden.com

Stephanie Barnes

I found this artist while surfing for photo reference of pigeons. There are lots of wonderful nature inspired plush art.
As a young artist, when I first learned to sew, I often made small stuffed works...so these brought back a lot of wonderful memories.
I also like that the artist stresses that her works are handmade, and its really evident the time and consideration put into each piece.

http://littlebirds.typepad.com/

Jeffrey Ripple

From the gallery representing Jeffrey Ripple:

Jeffrey Ripple (b. 1962–) paints exquisitely beautiful and complex still life and landscape compositions that deftly capture the evanescent beauty of nature. Ripple's compositions, usually in oil on paper, sometimes on canvas, range from ambitious orchestrations of quotidian elements, such as flowers, fruit, and glass bottles, to spare, solitary plants or objects.

The artist often sets his elements against a golden-green-colored background with no specific plane or boundary to limit the image. This textured negative space, reminiscent not only of the influences of Chinese and Japanese art but also of the gold leaf backgrounds of medieval and early Renaissance religious painting, imbues the work with spiritual overtones.

Playing mass against void, and light against shadow, Ripple stages his dramatic 'portraits' for maximum impact while retaining the essence of his subjects. This construct, says critic Nancy Grimes, generates the aura of intimacy and religious space present in Ripple's painting.1 In this way, Ripple's paintings, with their meticulously rendered and placed forms; intense palette and edge (made possible by the paper ground); unusual perspectives (the objects are often seen from above); and concentrated realism transcend traditional botanical illustration and move into the realm of the divine.


http://www.hackettfreedman.com

Peter Woytuk

From the artist's statement:

"My work has developed from an interest in abstract imagery to a more representational exploration of natural form. For me, the subject matter is highly fertile ground, suggesting endless possibilities for three dimensional interpretation and invention. Past sculpture has been concerned with a distillation of animal shape into simpler forms and the resulting interplay of concave and convex masses. This dialectic is intensified by placing animals in groupings, creating environments where the negative space and the relationship between sculptures are as important as the sculptures themselves. I consider the grouping to be one unified sculpture that the viewer is able to walk around and within."



http://themorrisongallery.com

Jonathan M. Singer

Found this photographer in ArtNews May 2008. Wonderful website; all in Flash so I can't download any images for here.
Reminds me of Karl Blossfeldt or Joyce Tenneson's series of flower portraits.

http://http://botanicamagnifica.com/